7+ games with 10+ strikeouts by a rookie pitcher in a season before 1999

Kerry Wood was on the mound in 9 games in his rookie season when striking out 10+ batters in 1998.

NAME G SO SEASON TM W L W% GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
9
118
1998
CHC CHC
7
0
1.000
9
1.85
1
1
0
68.0
40
14
16
3
23
3
0
1
269
3
15.62
3.04
5.13
0.40
43.9
8.6
0.93
.303
2.12
5.29
2 Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
11
133
1995
LAD LAD
7
1
.875
11
1.12
4
3
0
88.1
41
11
13
3
23
4
0
0
334
5
13.55
2.34
5.78
0.31
39.8
6.9
0.72
.222
1.32
4.18
3 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
15
176
1984
NYM NYM
10
3
.769
15
1.31
6
3
0
123.1
69
18
21
5
33
0
0
1
467
2
12.84
2.41
5.33
0.36
37.7
7.1
0.83
.253
1.53
5.04
4 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
7
75
1981
LAD LAD
7
0
1.000
7
0.72
6
4
0
62.2
38
5
5
0
18
0
0
0
236
2
10.77
2.59
4.17
0.00
31.8
7.6
0.89
.266
0.72
5.46
5 John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
7
82
1975
SFG SFG
3
1
.750
7
1.90
2
1
0
61.2
46
13
15
1
16
3
0
3
254
3
11.97
2.34
5.13
0.15
32.3
6.3
1.01
.296
2.19
6.71
6 Jim Bibby
J. Bibby
7
83
1973
TEX TEX
3
3
.500
7
2.87
5
1
0
62.2
34
20
20
4
41
1
0
1
260
3
11.92
5.89
2.02
0.57
31.9
15.8
1.20
.229
2.87
4.88
7 Tom Griffin
T. Griffin
7
81
1969
HOU HOU
6
1
.857
7
1.49
5
3
0
60.1
37
10
11
4
20
3
0
1
238
3
12.08
2.98
4.05
0.60
34.0
8.4
0.94
.254
1.64
5.52
8 Al Downing
A. Downing
8
91
1963
NYY NYY
7
0
1.000
8
1.48
4
3
0
67.0
36
11
11
2
32
0
0
0
269
3
12.22
4.30
2.84
0.27
33.8
11.9
1.01
.236
1.48
4.84
9 Herb Score
H. Score
8
94
1955
CLE CLE
7
1
.875
8
1.78
6
1
0
70.2
35
14
15
3
41
0
0
0
282
0
11.97
5.22
2.29
0.38
33.3
14.5
1.08
.222
1.91
4.46
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